ラッパ
らっぱ
noun
trumpet; bugle
1.
trumpet; bugle; horn
A brass wind instrument, or any horn-shaped object.
ラッパを吹く。
To blow a trumpet.
軍隊では起床ラッパで目を覚ます。
In the military, they wake up to reveille.
子供がおもちゃのラッパを鳴らしている。
The child is blowing a toy trumpet.
ラッパ is a general term for trumpet-like brass instruments. It can refer to any horn-shaped object, not just musical instruments.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Dutch "roeper" (caller). The kanji 喇叭 exists but is rarely used.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- ラッパを吹く: to blow a trumpet
- 起床ラッパ: reveille (military wake-up call)
- ラッパ飲み: drinking straight from the bottle (the bottle resembles a horn to the lips)
- ラッパ型: trumpet/horn-shaped, flared
CONTRAST:
- ラッパ: general/colloquial term for trumpet-like instruments
- トランペット: trumpet (specific modern instrument)
- ホルン: French horn
- 笛: whistle, flute (different instrument family)
The word has a somewhat old-fashioned or casual feel. In music contexts, トランペット is more precise.